*Note: On Windows 10 systems there is no "Remove UAD Powered Plug-Ins" option in the Start menu so the UAD software must be uninstalled by going to Start > Control Panel > Programs & Features and selecting "UAD Powered Plug-Ins" from the list of installed programs. Once selected, click the "Uninstall" button at the top of the page.

3. Click the “Uninstall” button in the UAD Powered Plug-Ins Installer's Modify Setup window. All UAD software is deleted and the software uninstall process is complete.

UAD device drivers

Each UAD device has a unique device driver. If more than one device was installed, each driver file must be individually deleted.

1. From the Windows Start Menu, select Control Panels>Device Manager to open the Device Manager window.

2. Click the disclosure triangle next to the "Audio DSP Accelerator" item to expose the individual UAD device drivers.

3. Right-click on the UAD driver and select "Uninstall" from the contextual menu. The Confirm Device Uninstall window appears.

4. Click the "Delete the driver software for this device" checkbox, then click OK. The device driver is deleted.

5. For each UAD driver under the "Audio DSP Accelerator" item (if any), repeat the above two steps. If prompted to restart the computer, it is not necessary to do so until all entries are uninstalled.

Device driver uninstall is complete.

UAD Preference Files

UAD preference files are used to save global system values such as those set in the UAD Meter & Control Panel, Console Settings window, UAD window positions, and similar settings.

Note that the 'App Data' folder is hidden by default in Windows. To unhide it, navigate to C: / Users / (username) and then click the 'Organize' button in the top left corner of Windows Explorer. Select 'Folder and Search Options' from the menu, click on the 'View' tab, then check the box for 'Show hidden files, folders, and drives' and hit Apply in the bottom right. This will expose the 'App Data' folder.

Important: Console sessions are stored in the same location as the UAD preference files. If you wish to keep your current Console sessions, make sure to move the 'Sessions' folder out of the Universal Audio folder before deleting the Universal Audio folder itself. Once you have reinstalled, simply move these session files back to the 'Sessions' folder inside of the Universal Audio folder. If you are not using an Apollo audio interface (or do not have any Console sessions that you wish to keep) you can delete the entire Universal Audio folder.

Make sure to reinstall using the latest version of UAD software found at the link below (compatible operating systems for the current version of UAD software are listed here as well):